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I haven't done a meme in ages, but I have a new book (it has pages and everything), so I am ganking this one, which I've seen making the rounds in a few places recently...
Instructions are to grab any book (doesn't have to be the nearest, etc), go to page 123, and blog the fifth sentence.
"And despite the crackle of continuing sniper fire, the first paratroopers rushed to the Western Wall, touched and kissed the sacred stones, then burst into tears at their triumph."
Packs a wallop for a single sentence. From "City of Protest and Prayer" by Otto Friedrich as part of 85 Years of Great Writing from Time Magazine, birthday gift exchange from jsridler, who had initially gotten me a copy of Ken Oppel's Airborn, but I already had a used one in the mail that couldn't be returned. Airborn is a very cool book, but I'm excited about this essay collection, so there you go.
Tagging five people who I think will have interesting books around for this... pantlessjohnny, maggiedr (in honor of the Oppel rec!), rdansky (if he sees this, and if he dares!), boonofdoom, brennye.
Instructions are to grab any book (doesn't have to be the nearest, etc), go to page 123, and blog the fifth sentence.
"And despite the crackle of continuing sniper fire, the first paratroopers rushed to the Western Wall, touched and kissed the sacred stones, then burst into tears at their triumph."
Packs a wallop for a single sentence. From "City of Protest and Prayer" by Otto Friedrich as part of 85 Years of Great Writing from Time Magazine, birthday gift exchange from jsridler, who had initially gotten me a copy of Ken Oppel's Airborn, but I already had a used one in the mail that couldn't be returned. Airborn is a very cool book, but I'm excited about this essay collection, so there you go.
Tagging five people who I think will have interesting books around for this... pantlessjohnny, maggiedr (in honor of the Oppel rec!), rdansky (if he sees this, and if he dares!), boonofdoom, brennye.